We flew from Coffs Harbour to Sydney on February 10th and quickly got off the plane and rushed out to Wahroonga to meet Katie's new arrival, 2 day old Connor.. congrats to Katie and Mal.. so glad I got to meet the little button before we left. Back to the airport early next morning to fly to Auckland. Took mum out that night for a surprise birthday and embarrassed her as much as we could with a cake and singing. Went to Hamilton the next day to see my Nana & Bruce. On the way back we stopped at a teeny tiny town called Pokeno to get one of their famous giant icecreams that we have been getting since we were kids. Friday night visited Dad and stayed over there. Saturday morning went over to my ... read more

So the move didn't go to plan at all, I'm going to sum it up in point form or I'll write an essay! *Got up at 6am to pack up the bed and have breakfast (movers due some time between 7am and 10am) *Cats locked in the bedroom from this time so they can be fasted before going to the vet for sedation *Finished the last of the packing by 9am *10am.. no moving truck *10.30am.. Movers finally answer their phone, not the movers themselves of course but their boss who is located in Port Macquarie. He tells us they are stuck in traffic due to an accident. *11am.. no moving truck, no phone call from the movers & movers not answering my calls. We call the vet to move our appointment to 2pm. *12pm.. no ... read more